The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1887-03-10

Gallo emblem. The demonstration
was SO patent that 1t could not escape
the imperial host. and he was consio-
erably angered. To take the edge on
this unpleasant incident, however, the
emperor walked over to where the wifo
of the German ambassador sat ana.
against his usual custom, danced tour
or two of q quadrille with her. Inc
czorowich. nothing daunted, responded
by leading the spouse Of the French
ambassador to the may whirl. Next
the gentleman of the German party
went out, one by one; and re-
turned with the German colors-
white, black, red-in their button
holes, and their ladies in an hour or 80
had managed to obtain the correspond
ing thing in flowers. This, OF course:
did not improve matters. and the ball
for the rest of the evening consisted
largely in couples Of different political
affiliations sweeping past each other
and glowering savagely. A similar
occurrence happened on the evening OF
the day when the Germans triumphant
ly entered Paris. That was at the
opera but the emperor aid not happen
to be present. Remonstrances and I'M
pleasant scenes are said to have been
quite frequent Just about that time be-
tween father and son. However, 1T all
blew over. and the scenes enacted lew
months later on by the commune IN
Paris, as well rs the repeated attempts
on the life of his father made by nihilis--
tic conspirators, considerably changed
the czorowitch's views and held IN
check his sympathes for France
though these sympathies never wnoiiy
died within him, and still exist to-day.
How much of change time had
wrought in him was first obviously
shown when Alexander iii. after the
assassination of his father assembled the
throne. Thousands in Russia expected
in his proclamation TO his people some
promise of larger liberties, aud II not
constitution outright at least an assur-
ance from him that the nation at large,
through its representatives, should
have voice in making and unmak-
ing laws and in administering the finan-
ces OF the immense empire. But neither
in that document nor in the published
manifesto of May IL, 1881, did the new
emperor say word about this. QuHe
the contrary, he accumulated his claims
to antocratic power even more
broadly and absolutely than his
father had ever done. Doris Melnikow,
reformer of mild pattern. was soon
given the go-by likewise and lgnatieif
appointed in his place. Schuwalof fol-
lowed, and now it is even Tolstoi a
man than whom there can be nobody
better qualified to crush every liberal
aspiration and retard every sort OF pro-
gress and popular enlightment The
present emperor's foreign policy Is too
well known to need comment. and the
fact that he has thought trio OF such
men as Tolstoi, DE Giers and Gourkhd
worthy of the highest honors and OF hi'
special confidence, and. that Kaulbars.
whom recent article in this paper sui
ficiently characterized, has OF late like
wise found favor in his eyes and has
even been promoted to the grade OF
lieutenant general. speaks volumes.
The family relations of Alexander
III. have been uniformly pleasant He
is devoted husband and fond and
dutlful father. From his union with
| the royal Danc nave sprung ioui cni'
dren-three sons and one daughter.
The latter, Princess Xenia, is now near
ly l2 years of age, and is lovely amia-
bic girl, with blue eyes and fair hair OF
a rare golden tint. The eldest son,
Nicolas, was born May 49, 1868, and Is
n fine, sturdy boy. George. the second,
was born in 1871, and Michael in 1878.
The empress is still charming woman
and wears her forty years with ease and
grace. Though not much of music
ian when she welded the Russian, she
perfected herself since in order to graft
~ his taste for music. The emperor.
! however, is only fond Of finc Italian
opera, and Of the melancholy folk
songs Of his country. Dagmar sings
to him even to-day when she wishes to
please him. -Ne,o York Mail and E1'